Bormio

The city hall, with the World War I memorial by Egidio Gunella di Viggiù (1864-1934)

Bormio (Italian: Bormio, Romansh: Buorm) is a town located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Italian Alps. It currently has a population of 4,200. In addition to modern skiing facilities, the town is noted for the presence of a hot spring spa.

Bormio and Valfurva looked at 10000 m.

Geography

Bormio lies at the top of the Valtellina valley formed by the Adda River. It is linked to other valleys via four passes:

• South Tyrol via the Stelvio Pass
• Val Müstair via the Umbrail Pass
• Livigno via the Foscagno Pass
• Ponte di Legno via the Gavia Pass

History

The town is centered around the historic Piazza Cavour and Via Roma. This used to be a main trading point on the route from Venice to Switzerland.

Skiing

This village hosted the Alpine World Skiing Championships in 1985, and again in 2005. There are 50 km of marked ski runs, 14 lifts and several ski schools. The longest run is 6 km. Bormio regularly hosts various ski World Cup events. The Pista Stelvio is remarkably one of the most challenging downhill of the world cup.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Bormio

• Bormio online
• Bormio.it
• Bormio3.it
• Collection of videos of skiing in Bormio

Lombardy · Comuni of the Province of Sondrio
	Albaredo per San Marco · Albosaggia · Andalo Valtellino · Aprica · Ardenno · Bema · Berbenno di Valtellina · Bianzone · Bormio · Buglio in Monte · Caiolo · Campodolcino · Caspoggio · Castello dell'Acqua · Castione Andevenno · Cedrasco · Cercino · Chiavenna · Chiesa in Valmalenco · Chiuro · Cino · Civo · Colorina · Cosio Valtellino · Dazio · Delebio · Dubino · Faedo Valtellino · Forcola · Fusine · Gerola Alta · Gordona · Grosio · Grosotto · Lanzada · Livigno · Lovero · Madesimo · Mantello · Mazzo di Valtellina · Mello · Menarola · Mese · Montagna in Valtellina · Morbegno · Novate Mezzola · Pedesina · Piantedo · Piateda · Piuro · Poggiridenti · Ponte in Valtellina · Postalesio · Prata Camportaccio · Rasura · Rogolo · Samolaco · San Giacomo Filippo · Sernio · Sondalo · Sondrio · Spriana · Talamona · Tartano · Teglio · Tirano · Torre di Santa Maria · Tovo di Sant'Agata · Traona · Tresivio · Val Masino · Valdidentro · Valdisotto · Valfurva · Verceia · Vervio · Villa di Chiavenna · Villa di Tirano

Coordinates: 46°28′N, 10°22′E

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